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2005 SESSION

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SB 1137 Cigarettes; tax increased.

Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Local cigarette taxes.  Allows counties to impose a local cigarette tax at the state cigarette tax per pack, which is $0.30 per pack on and after July 1, 2005. The cigarette tax imposed by a city or town shall not exceed $0.30 per pack, unless the city or town had a higher rate in effect on December 1, 2004, in which case the city or town may impose a cigarette tax at that rate but not higher.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056181732  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/12/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056181732
• 01/12/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/08/05  Senate: Left in Finance